Tire.



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TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-6, I9I5.

Patented .I une 20, 1916.

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DAVID Tenant, or nnenarr, onto.

TIRE.

` Appli-cation inea August 6, 1915.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it l .iown that l, DAVID TERKEL, a citizen of the llnited States,residing at Degraii, in the county of Logan and State of hio, haveinvented anew and useful Tire, of which the following is aspecification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a tire andone object of the invention is to provide novel means whereby pneumaticelements subject to puncture and damage may be dispensed with.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means whereby thetire is supported yieldingly.

lt is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

lilith the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds. the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

ln the accompanying drawing Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a tireembodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1; Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. l isa. fragmental side elevation wherein part-s are broken away; Fig. 5 is asection on the line 5--5 of Fig. 2; Fig. 6 is a perspective of theanti-creeping member; Fig. 7 is a perspective of the bracket.

ln the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a felly supportedon spokes 2.

The numeral 3 designates a tire of any de sired contour, the tirepreferably being ref' silient. rhe tire 3 ordinarily is fashioned fromspring steel and is of approximately semi-circular cross section, thetire comprising inner flanges which are overlapped upon each other asshown at 4 to form a flat base 5. The invention comprises a plurality ofanti-creeping members 6 of arched shape, and comprising arms 8. Theanticreeping members 6 embody circumferentially extended ears 7. Some ofthe securing elements 9 which unite the overlapped portions 4 of thetire 3 may be received in openings 10 in the anti-creeping members 6 toSpecication of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 26, 1916.

Serial No. 44,653.

hold the latter on the tire. elements 11 may be mounted in openings 12formed in the anti-creeping members, the securing elements 11 servingalso to hold the anti-creeping members assembled with the tire.

Secured to the tire 3 in alternating relation with respect to theanti-creeping members 6 are brackets 14:, each comprising a base 15, across piece 16, and circumferentially extended braces 17 uniting thecross piece 16 with the base 15. Securing elements 18 engage the base l5of the bracket 14 and unite the same with the tire 3. ln the edges ofthe cross piece 16, notches 19 are formed, the same being adapted tocooperate with notches 22 formed in a clamp strip 20, held to the edgeof the cross piece 16 by means of securing elements 21.

Applied to opposite sides of the spokes 2 are clamp blocks 23, recessedas shown at 2&1 to receive the spokes. Applied to the outer faces of theclamp blocks 23 are side strips 25, upon which are superposed sockets 26having outstanding flanges 27. Securing elements 28 unite the oppositeclamp blocks 23 and pass through the side strips 25 and the flanges 27of the sockets 26. The securing elements 28 lock both clamp blocks 23 onthe spokes 2 and also hold the side strips 25 and the sockets 26 on theblocks. The inwardly extended arms 8 of the anti-creeping members 6 arereceived in the sockets 26. The arms S are so mounted in the socketsthat the purpose of the invention may be carried out, whether the tire 3be yieldable or rigid.

Located between the side strips'25 at one end thereof are supports 29held to the side strips by means of securing elements 30. The supports29 are equipped with circumferential openings 31, and with transverseopenings 32 which intersect the openings 31. Journaled for rotation inthe openings 32 and held against endwise movement by the side strips 25are rollers 33.

Flexible elements which may be resilient cables 311 lie in the notches19 and 22 of the cross piece 16 and the clamp strip 20, respectively,the cables being bound against the cross piece by the clamp strip. Thecables 34 pass through the openings 31 in the supports 29, and areadapted to ride upon the rollers 33.

The cables 34 are spaced from the felly 1 and from the tire 3, and thusthe tire will be Other securing supported or `cradled upon the cables.

' Oiving'to this construction, a suficient degree of Vresiliency isafforded.

If desired, the anti-creeping members 6 Vmay be dispensed with, and thisconstruction Vmay be desirable when the device forming necessary noise.

spoke; sockets coacting with opposed facesk of the clamp Vmembers;securing elements j engaging the clamp members and the sockets andconstituting a means for holding the sockets 0n the clamp members Vand ameans for 'holding the clamp )members on the spoke; an archedanti-'creeping member embodying arms loosely received in the sockets; k:a tire secured ltothe ant1-creep1ng member;

acircumferential flexible element interposed between the tire and thetelly; and spaced projections on the tire and the felly and engaged withthe circumferential element.

2.1m a device of the class described, a felly; side strips coacting withopposed edges of the felly; sockets assembled with `the sidey strips; anarched anti-creeping element embodying arms loosely received in Vthesockets; a tire secured to the anti-creeping element; a resilient,circumferential member located between the tire and the felly; aprojectlon on the tire and engaging ythe circumferential member; and asupport superposed on the felly and located between the ends of the sidestrips, the flexible member passing through the support.

3. In a device of the class described, a felly; side strips extendedalong opposed edges of the felly; sockets assembled with the sidestrips; an arched anti-creeping element embodying arms loosely receivedin the sockets; a tire carried by the anti-creeping element; acircumferential flexible member disposed between the telly and the tire;a projection on the tire and coacting with -the iiexible member; asupport superposed on the felly and located between the ends of the sidestrips; and a roller journaled for rotation in the support and heldagainst endwise movement by the ends of the side strips, the flexiblemember passing through the support in contact with the roller.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID TERKEL.

Witnesses:

JOHN S. I-IUsroN, O. C. HoUGH.

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Washington, D. G4

